Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *wīną.

    Noun

    *wīn n[1]

    1. wine

    Inflection

    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *wīn(a)
    Genitive *wīnas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *wīn(a) *wīnu
    Accusative *wīn(a) *wīnu
    Genitive *wīnas *wīnō
    Dative *wīnē *wīnum
    Instrumental *wīnu *wīnum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014), The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136:PWGmc *wīn